Hamlin suffered a fractured skull when he was assaulted outside a Seattle nightclub in October and missed the remainder of the season. He saw a doctor in March, who cleared him to play football, and the next step in his comeback was to be cleared by the team. The Seahawks have OK'd him to participate in noncontact drills, president Tim Ruskell said Wednesday.

Safeties suddenly aren't so scarce for the Seahawks, especially after they acquired Mike Green from the Chicago Bears for a sixth-round pick in a trade announced Tuesday.

"It takes a little bit of pressure off," Ruskell said of acquiring Green. "I look at him as insurance."

Green was a starter for three seasons at strong safety in Chicago before he was replaced by Chris Harris last season. Green can play either safety position.

The Seahawks signed Shaunard Harts earlier this offseason. Harts did not appear in an NFL game last season but was with Kansas City the previous four. That doesn't rule out the possibility Seattle would add another player at that position in the draft.

"If there is a safety that we had evaluated at that round and we like the guy, we would take him," Ruskell said.

CORNERING THE MARKET: Count Ty Law among those waiting to see if the Seahawks select a cornerback in this weekend's draft.

Ruskell said that conversations with Law have gone quiet, and the team told him they wouldn't be in touch until after the draft.